1. sword
noun. ['ˈsɔrd'] a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.
Synonyms
- saber
- forte
- backsword
- peak
- cutlas
- tuck
- foible
- arm
- fencing sword
- blade
- falchion
- hilt
- rapier
- weapon system
- cutlass
- tip
- broadsword
- brand
- sabre
- weapon
- cavalry sword
- haft
- helve
- steel
Antonyms
- node
- middle
- end
- beginning
Etymology
- sword (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Words that Rhyme with Sword
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- verwoerd
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- reward
- revord
- record
- reboard
- mccord
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- laborde
- ignored
- dubord
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Example sentences of the word sword
1. Noun, singular or mass
Paint the sword with craft paint and allow it to dry.
Quotes containing the word sword
1. ... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
2. So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.
- Gordon W. Allport
3. War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
2. sword-cut
noun. a scar from a cut made by a sword.
Synonyms
- cicatrix
- scar
3. sword-shaped
adjective. shaped like a sword blade.
Synonyms
- swordlike
- simple
- bladelike
- unsubdivided
Antonyms
- rough
- complex
- difficult
- simplicity